I’ve heard it said that that the first man you fall in love with is your father.The second man you fall in love with is your husband.
The third is your son.
My son [...]]]>
I’ve heard it said that that the first man you fall in love with is your father.The second man you fall in love with is your husband.
The third is your son.
My son [...]]]>
I love fireworks! Especially Fourth of July fireworks!I haven’t missed Fourth of July fireworks in almost 16 years… since the day my daughter was born
… on the [...]]]>
There’s something about calling yourself middle-aged that sounds like a dirty word. However, by the time you’re in your 40′s, no matter how hold your kids are or how 
I was having a lovely sunday, the first time in two months I’d actually stopped and relaxed. The sun was shining, the birds were singing,
A lot of people have been asking me for links to the TV appearances I did on my book tour, so I thought it made sense to put them all in one [...]]]>
Stacey Ferguson of Blogalicious [...]]]>
When you are going on TV to promote your book, you expect that you will be talking about… http://www.geneseorepublic.com/article/20130519/BLOGS/305199983/-1/blogs01
As I write this blog, I’m sitting on a plane headed home from Chicago. This was the last stop on my 
I hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day yesterday and no one got a vacuum cleaner as a gift (unless it was a really good vacuum cleaner).I got breakfast in bed, lots of hugs, and the chance to be on stage with 19 [...]]]>
The next stop on my Lost in Suburbia “Six City Cool Mom Book and Blow Dry Bar Tour” was Los Angeles. But before I could fly out there, I had an [...]]]>
When last we left off, I had just wrapped up my book tour stop in Charlottte. We barely had time to bask in the afterglow of a major cupcake binge, when [...]]]>Yes, he was with me when I went for a run, turned my ankle on some big old rusty bolt in the street, fell down and broke my thumb, but it wasn’t his fault. 
I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I think it might have to do with those brain cells I lost in childbirth. [...]]]>
Last night was the big NYC kick off for my six city Lost in Suburbia “Cool Mom Book and Blow Dry Bar Tour.” About 50 women joined me at the fabulous Fix [...]]]>Well, you know that [...]]]>
For instance yesterday I had a pre-interview on the phone with The Today Show producers for the [...]]]>
This morning I had an appearance on the a.m. talk show “Live From the Couch,” which airs on WLNY TV55 in New York and Connecticut. Since I was going on to talk [...]]]>
The dog is trying to eat the chinchilla.
Is it Wednesday yet? WOW! That was quite a day yesterday! Yesterday “Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir” hit the shelves and [...]]]>
TODAY IS THE DAY! with a big TWITTER PARTY next Tuesday when the book comes out!
The book launch is just a week away and it’s getting really busy around here! I finally have a (mostly) complete book tour scheduled… or at least some dates and cities on hold! I’ll be filling in the [...]]]>
When you’re a mom, you don’t really think about what demographic you fall into until you suddenly [...]]]>
My son fell somewhere in between. [...]]]>
“I know, honey,” I said as I perused the chicken soup selections at the supermarket for him. [...]]]>
I could hear the phone ringing from the bathroom. I have no psychic abilities and I wasn’t expecting a call, but I had absolutely no doubt who was [...]]]>
One of the most amusing things when you’re a parent is hearing your kids talk about what they want to be when they grow up. Like most little boys, when my son was 3 he decided he wanted to be a [...]]]>
“Do you want to see a movie tonight?” asked my husband. It was a perfectly reasonable question. It was a Saturday afternoon. We had no plans. But having been married to this guy for [...]]]>
One morning I looked outside and I saw a dead animal in the backyard.Naturally, the first thing I did was take a headcount of all of our pets to make sure the furry, stiff thing outside was not one of [...]]]>
Having a new puppy in the house is pretty much identical to having a new baby. He naps every couple of hours and when he wakes up he’s hungry. [...]]]>
This month, while most people are suffering from colds and flu, I have developed a lesser-known malady known as Lickity Spit [...]]]>
I can’t believe a whole year has gone by since our last holiday [...]]]>
photo courtesy Laura [...]]]>
“Hello?”
“Hi, Mrs. Berkerman?”
“It’s Beckerman.”
“Oh. I have Berkerman here. Must be a mistake.”
“Can I help you? [...]]]>
“You know what I’m thankful for, Aunt Tracy?” asked my niece.
“What?”
“All this leftover Turkey!” she beamed as I surveyed the inside of my refrigerator.
I gave her a withering [...]]]>
Although I never won any popularity contests, per se, I like to think I was pretty popular when I was a kid. I did have two really good friends when I was [...]]]>
Me: “Hi Honey, it’s me.”
Hubby: “Hey Tray, what’s up?”
Me: “I just got back from the orthopedist about my knee and I wanted to let you know what he said.”
Hubby: “OK. [...]]]>
Four years ago, former President Clinton called me to suggest that I vote for his friend, Barack Obama. Naturally, I was pretty impressed with myself that Bill would take time out from his busy, um, former-presidenting, to call me [...]]]>
In the scheme of things, having to deal with a new puppy in and after a hurricane, is not a major issue. With so much devastation in the NY, NJ and CT areas, I am hesitant to even mention this. However, since this is a [...]]]>
If I had sneezed three times, it would have just been a regular sneeze, because I always sneeze in threes when I’m [...]]]>
When we first moved to the ‘burbs, I was warned by my neighbors that power outages were pretty common in our neck of the woods. I suspected that the large number of trees towering over the power lines might have had [...]]]>
Before I became a mom, I assumed every mom was pretty much like every other mom. However, once I joined the club, I realized that moms come in all flavors… and [...]]]>
Recently I had to go to the drugstore to buy a tube of toothpaste. It took me an hour and a half and I almost had a nervous breakdown. In all honesty, I absolutely believe that there are people [...]]]>
“Fall has arrived and you know what that means. It’s time for everyone’s favorite game show, ‘Keep or Toss!’ I’m your host, Tracy Beckerman and today, my own family will be playing the game. So, Beckermans, are you ready to play? [...]]]>
“Don’t you love fall foliage?” A friend of mine asked as we watched brilliant leaves of red, orange and gold waft down from the trees. “It’s such a beautiful time of year.”
I rolled my eyes. I had no patience [...]]]>
I have to admit it, the first time a friend invited me to a CAbi party, I thought we were going to be getting drunk and riding around in yellow taxis. Having just moved to the suburbs from [...]]]>
Dear Grammar Police,
I wanted to thank you publicly for noticing a grammatical error in my recent column (“Tracy Beckerman, Dis-Robed”), with regard to my use of the pronoun “I.” [...]]]>
When your kids are babies, they have absolutely no concept of you being naked. They have bigger fish to fry such as eating, sleeping and pooping. But sometime around age two, they suddenly get what naked is and then the [...]]]>
